Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-12
1TABBED WITH A PENKNlEE.
a wound Which may Result Fatally.
NEGRO DfSPERADO WHO KICKED THE NAN HI had
STABBED AND TRIID TO MURDER POLICEMAN.

NEGRO DEsPERADo WHO KICKED THE NAN HI bad
STABBED AND TRUD TO MURDER POLICEMAN.
Yesterday afternoon, about O'Clock, Daniel
Jordan, who II q coiored walter on the steamer
Excelsior, twenty eight years old, met johnson
b0ioen, another young colored man, about twenty
TWO years old, On L street, between Sd and ~
streets southwest, and after exchany ing few
angry words Jordan started to walk away when
bolden drew penknife and plunged it in the side
OF Jordan, who fell to the sidewalk and was fast
bleeding to death, the knife having entered his
left groin, when Omcer Walsh came to hts relief.
The injured man told the offlcer how he received
his wound, but said be did not know the name OF
his assatlant. Seeing that the man was seriously,
perhaps fatally injured, the officer assisted him
TO his feet and started for the patrolbo intend
tbsy ~ racne nc 70 tne hospital before
the man who she said did the cutting.
THE DRSPERADo CAPTURHD AFTER A STRUGGLE.
The oncer gave the injured man in charge OF
citizens who came up, and, after short chase,
captured Bolden, who made lunge at the police
man with his knife AS he did 80 the officer
struck him on the hand expecting him to drop the
weapon. The blow did not have the desired eff
t teets a ana the negro made second attempt TO
take the Onlcer'S life. The policeman then used
his club On the prisoners head, but was not sue
cessfu In subdQinG him, as he made a third at
rvvo!ver and leveled IL at Bolden, who faced the
shining barrel, but would not move q step. A
crowd began TO gather about the officer and his
prisoner, and the former said he would kill the
latter unless some Of Boldeu's friends took the
knife from him. TWO men stepped forward and
with him to the patrol box, Where the injured
man was. When they arrived Bolden kicked at
the man whom he had stabbed and said: 'Ill kill
wounded man was conveyed 20 Providence Hos
ptal, and Bolden was locked up at the fourth pre-
cinct station.
HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN
The nOffcerna ffxyat Qd tha md al
that the men first met In a saloon not far from
where the stabblng occurred. BOlden said to
Jordan, who was getting o drink, 'Can't you
treat?. Jordan looked at Bolden for q moment
for tramps." Bolden became angry when referred
70 to- as tramp BY Jordan, and Started quarrel.
Bolden to the place where the Stabbtng occurred.
Jordan, after being conveyed to the hospital was
found to be seriously wounded, and this morning
to the Police Court, where charge Of assault and
battery against him was continued indefinitely
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